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Working as a part-time waiter at Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Honestly I was not too sure what was the required age to start working, more so to work part-time at any business establishment. I was first introduced to work as part-time waiter at Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur, now known as Seri Pacific Hotel, by one of my classmate when I was seventeen. He just told us, “Do you wanna make RM20 a night to serve food to people? But the uniform is not provided, so you need to get a black pants, black shoes, no sneakers, have to be a work shoes. And you need a white shirt plus a bow tie.” Basically I did not have any of…
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From Cheras
“Oh, you are from Penang huh?” she said. I seldom highlight to many about my birth place, Bukit Mertajam, as I moved to Cheras, when I was 3+. So my memory of growing up in Bukit Mertajam is almost non-existence, as much I would probably to play and go around, I was just way too young and small to be out and about to miss Bukit Mertajam in any way. Even though I was sent back to Bukit Mertajam while my brother was working with Malaysian Airlines Systems, now Malaysia Airline, I received the family perks of flying for free. So, my perks were flying back to Penang, got to…
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I joined #LuBikin stool stringing workshop by Kedai Bikin
I love to learn new things. I followed #Musotree on Instagram, as well as Kerol, the owner of the travel lifestyle magazine, and through the algorithm of Instagram (and Facebook), I also discovered Kedai Bikin. Saw it’s workshop series 02 – LU BIKIN SENDIRI, stringing workshop, and signed up, for RM325 per session. Before we get into the stringing workshop, we have similar string furnitures at my family flat, for some years. I think the plastic string is bouncy to sit on, and of course to sleep on with the lazy chair design. I also remember my grandparents houses in Ipoh & Bukit Mertajam also had string furnitures, with my…
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Just to talk about barbers, barbershops
I visited about 10 barbershops in Klang Valley, Kuching as well as Kota Kinabalu. I did not photograph any of them, mainly I was having my hair cut, or had my face hair trimmed. Also, I prefer to photograph older barbers, and barbershops. Just my preference. I have a fixed hairstylist I like to go to for now, and I photographed some barbers and barbershops when our twins were going for their hair cut. They used to like the older barber, but now their taste in style has changed. While visiting the barbershops, I noticed some distinction which would determined if the barber would be able to make it big…
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Doing homework, doing it right
School holiday is over, and kids back to school. Many parents (like us) will be or already busy with helping the kids with home work or school work. Most of the time, Inez would do her home work by herself (Sri Lanka and Chinese genes are strong). This evening, she handed me some books to run through to check if she would be able to answer the questions on the home work correctly. So I went through the books. I realised, home work is actually a really good time for parent and kids to get together. Like spending quality time together. What I think would work really well for ‘New…
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Education through Shopping, Possible?
Tuesday was a public holiday, and after Retna and I spent so much time at work, I decided to spend some time with daughter, thinking what we could do together. Retna was down with really bad cough, so she skipped. So Inez started by asking, “Dad, why some leather products are so expensive?” “Dad, what is a real leather bag?” So, we went to KL to learn about what she asked. Ok, for the record, we did not spend the whole day out and about, hanging out, we were in town for a few hours, since the morning traffic was kind of forgiving. I took her into Louis Vuitton at…
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Malaysian Record Attempt for Most Number of Anti-Virus for Mobile Devices Activated in an Event
Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity company is celebrating its 20thanniversary and is attempting to set a Malaysian record for the Most Number of Anti-Virus for Mobile Devices Activated in an Event. The brand is set to partner with Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) to educate and encourage students about the urgent need to protect their digital assets and identity; beginning with their mobile devices. The brand is targeting to secure 1,500 devices with its Kaspersky Internet Security for Android and Kaspersky Password Managers for iOS devices on June 5thin the university college. Malaysian digital sales trends mirror global sales with smart phones having a 54.2% market share compared…
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A Scrumptious Feast Hosted by Celebrity Chef Fikree To Your Home This Raya
Raya open house is such a joyful celebration to attend especially as family and friends come to gather for the lavish spread of local celebratory delicacies. But to host it would be a different story altogether. The stress from choosing which decorative items to buy, to purchasing new clothes for the whole family and then planning out your Raya spread could be overwhelming sometimes. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have relatives and friends over to your house to enjoy a Raya feast with the company of a celebrity chef, without you having to break a sweat organizing or spend a single cent to cook up a feast? As part of…